Swype BETA for Android UPDATE - December 2010

Announcing the 5th release of the Swype BETA for Android

We're happy to bring you version 2.15.56.14870 of Swype BETA for Android. We've made some pretty fantastic upgrades with this version, including adding some new requested features and addressing some reported bugs. Read on for details...

First and foremost - We've resolved an accuracy issue that was introduced in the last beta update. Refer to the changelog for more detail on this critical fix.

Second - Swype BETA for Android now supports Double-Tap-to-Edit! Swype choose a wrong word? Just tap the word twice to bring up the word choice window, pick the correct word, and the cursor will return to wherever it was before. It doesn't get any simpler! See a video demonstration, and check out our other tips and tricks.

And Third - Swype BETA for Android now includes a Voice-to-Text button (available for QWERTY layouts ONLY)! You MUST have Google Voice Search pre-integrated in your ROM for this feature to work. We wish everyone could access it, and are working to adapt our existing code to support versions of Voice Search downloaded from the market, as well as other voice search providers, in our next update.

You'll see much less of that pesky "Hidden Word" popup (though it will still show up once in a while)

Names from the address book will no longer muscle out all other words for top spot in the word-choice-window.

NEW SELF-UPDATING INSTALLER! This update includes a new installer with some long-needed feature updates.

The new installer will self-update when you launch it, if necessary, so you'll NEVER have to uninstall and re-install the installer via our website. Just keep the installer on your device, and launch it periodically - If needed you'll be given the option to update it with just a click.

We've converted the installation app from an "application" to a "service" so that the Android activity manager and other 3rd party task killers won't end the install process prematurely. That means no more rebooting, swap file, or voodoo witchcraft required!

The installer now includes a repair function. If for any reason Swype stops working, simply re-launch the installer and you'll be guided through the steps necessary to get Swype running again.

Revised installer workflow. Users can now enable Swype and select it as the default input method from within the Swype installer.

The installer now includes a repair feature. If a previous installation failed, or if the existing Swype BETA installation is broken (missing/corrupt license, etc), the installer will attempt to resume the installation process and repair any broken elements.

Clarified error messages to give a more accurate description of the specific problem encountered.

Added links to the tutorial and tips-and-tricks videos to the end of the installation.

SWYPE BETA v2.15.56.14870

Added support for new installer features, such as version checking and installation repair.

Merged the most recent changes from trunk (mostly device-specific bugfixes)

INSTALLER v.1.1.14002

Converted installer from "application" to "service", preventing the premature death of the installer in low-memory situations

Added update notification. Users will be notified when launching the installer if a new version is available.

Added notification to inform users if Swype is already installed at app launch, instead of halfway through the process.

Added support for landscape screen orientation

SWYPE BETA v2.10.52.13753

Resolved an accuracy issue that was introduced in the last Beta update. New software features supporting additional languages were included in the beta before the test plan for those features was complete (it is a beta after all). Subsequent testing identified the accuracy issue and corrections made. These new tests have been incorporated into our regression testing to prevent future accuracy issues.